NI TIAN (1855-1919) Scholar Recluse; flower, 1888 Ink and colour on silk, two scrolls Inscribed and signed Ni Baotian, with a dedication, one artist's seal and two collector's seals; the other signed Ni Tian, with a dedication, one artist's seal and one collector's seal Annotation on the mounting board by Zhu Dalin Dated wuzi year(1888) Painting 1: Diameter 27.5cm (10⅞in) Painting 2: Diameter 26.5cm (10⅜in) Footnotes: 倪田　高士、花卉　設色絹本　團扇　鏡心二幀　一八八八年作 朱大霖題邊跋 款識： 〈一〉希三仁兄大人屬，即正之。邗上墨畊弟倪寶田。 〈二〉鳳儔仁兄大人正之。戊子秋七月，邗上墨畊倪田。 題跋(裱邊)：右為璧月盦主年卅四歲行商到滬，愛任頤畫，參用任法設色花卉。腴潤遒勁，擅勝於時，越今百遊一十三年。吳郡朱大霖記於琴劍樓。 鈐印： 〈倪〉墨畊、墨畊 〈朱〉大霖(裱邊) 藏印：梅邨、大霖、梅邨 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing